A2—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, March 17,1984
Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster Market
Monday, March 12
Report Supplied By USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
1322 109 898 436
Last Monday
1268 127 973 237
Last Year
1110 113 1314 431
Monday’s Auction
1394 133 901 436
Last Monday’s Auction
1284 140 918 353
CATTLE: Compared to last
Monday slaughter steers steady to
1.00 higher, although high Choice
and Prime no more than steady;
heifers steady; cows 1.00-2.00
lower, with Breaking Utility and
Commercial as much as 4.00
lower; bullocks scarce; bulls fully
steady. Supply included 68 percent
slaughter steers, 7 percent
slaughter heifers, 20 percent cows,
and 5 percent bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 3-4 1200-1465 lb.
71.00-72.75, four head 1280 lb. 74.00;
Choice 2-4 1100-1450 lb. 68.00-70.50,
few 70.50-71.10; high Good and low
Choice 2-3 1050-1425 lb. 64.5048.00;
Good 2-3 59.50-63.50; Holsteins,
Good and Choice 1200-1450 lb. 54.00
57.25, Standard 1-2 52.0053.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 2-3 900-1250 lb. 64.00-67.00,
few 67.00-68.25; Good 2-3 850-1100
lb. 58.50-64.00; Standard and Good
900-1250 lb. heiferettes 48.50-55.50.
COWS; Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 44.00-46.50, few
47.00-48.00; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 41.5044.50, few 44.50
45.00; Canner and low Cutter 39.50
42.00.
BULLOCKS; Few Choice 1100-
1250 lb. 61.0063.25; Good 10001300
lb. 55.0060.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 13002000
lb. 51.5055.00, few head 56.0058.25;
yield grade 2 10001350 lb. 48.00
52.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers fully
steady; slaughter calves steady to
5.00 lower. Demand good for
Holstein bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: Few high Choice
''oen 24 hours a day
365 days a year
(717)394-2611
AUCTIONS
■ 900 A.M.-
| 11:00 A M -
MONDAY
Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers, Cows
Veal Calves, Lambs, Hogs
■ TUESDAY
H 10:00 A.M.—. Slaughter Hogs
* 1:00 P.M.— Feeder Pigs
J WEDNESDAY
■ 10:00 A.M.— Slaughter Bulls,
I Heifers, Steers, Cows
| 11:00 AM.— Veal Calves, Lambs, Hogs
12 NOON Slaughter Sale Load Lot
(5 or more)
FRIDAY
Stocker and Feeder Cattle
11:00 A.M.-
SATURDAY
9:30 A.M.—Slaughter Hogs
ANNOUNCEMENT
Storting Wed.. March 21st
Wed. & Sat. Hog Sales will
begin at 8 A.M.
Any Questions, Call;
Ed Prosser (717) 291-8912
or
Ken Smoker (717) 397-5136
or
Burnell Siegrist(7l7) 394-7915
■ LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC.
I 1147 Lititz Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601
I Serving The Community For C 7 Years
and Prime 260350 lb ll 5.00125.00;
Choice 160340 lb. 95.00-110.00, few
110.00115.00; high Good and low
Choice 140300 lb. 75.0095.00, 120
160 lb. 65.0080.00, 80115 lb. 50.00
62.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good
and Choice 200350 lb. 55.0075.00,
few 75.0085.00, 400650 lb. 50.00
65.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
90120 lb. Holstein bulls 85.00
115.00.
SHEEP: Wooled lambs fully
steady; slaughter ewes firm to 5.00
higher. Supply included around 100
goats, sold by the head.
WOOLED LAMBS: High Choice
and Prune 80110 lb. 68.0075.00;
Choice 80105 lb. 60.0068.00; Good
40-80 lb. 55.0060.00.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice 3045
lb. 100.00130.00, 5080 lb. 85.00
105.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 20.,0035.00, mainly 25.00
30.00.
GOATS: Large mature goats
50.0065.00; medium 30.0050.00;
kids goats 20.0030.00, few to 35.00.
Vintage Auction
Tuesday, March 13
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
1227 689 5 1
Last Tuesday
1125 812 2 0
Last Year
1185 753
CATTLE: Compared to last
Tuesday slaughter steers steady to
50 lower, instances 1.00 lower;
slaughter heifers not fully tested;
cows 1.002.00 lower; bullocks not
tested; few bulls steady. Supply
included 60 percent slaughter
steers and 31 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 34 1225-1500 lb.
69.75-72.50, few 72.5073.50; Choice
24 11001500 lb. 68.0070.50, few
70.5071.00; few lots mostly Choice
2-3 1025-1100 lb. 65.0068.00; high
Good and low Choice 2-3 1075-1400
i HAY. STRAW & CORN
| -SALE- BSI
Every Friday at 12 Noon
&
| GREEN DRAGON MARKET & AUCTION
£ RD No. 4 Ephrata, Pa. 717-738-1117
1 mile North of Ephrata on N. State St.
$ Out of State Buyers - Cash or Certified Check Only
fir- ,* ' <•, . v '
lb. 64.75-68.00; Good 2-3 59.00-65 00;
Good and Choice 13001575 lb.
Holsteins 54.75-58.50, few Standard
115013501 b. 51.25-54.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 42.75-47.00, few
47.0048.75, couple 49.00-50.00;
Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 40.50
46.00, few 46.25-48.75; Canner and
low Cutter 39.50-42.00, few 36.00
39.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 102 1300
1900 lb. 48.0051.00, couple 51.50
52.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
steady. Supply included 556 in
graded sale of which 67 percent
sold to return to farm.
VEALERS: Couple Choice 290
300 lb. 101.00107.00; high Good and
low Choice 160250 lb. 77.0094.00,
115-160 lb. 61.0080.00, 80115 lb.
48.0060.00. 7080 lb. 50.0055.00;
with few Standard 5085 lb. 33.00
46.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 30 head
95-105 lb. Holstein heifers 61.00
62.00; with one 25 head lot 100105
lb. 80.00. 80 head 110125 lb.
Holstein bulls 91.0097.00; 110 head
100105 lb. 105.00107.00; 45 head 90
95 lb. 90.00; 20 head small frame
115-125 lb. 84.0089.00, 15 head 111
lb. 73.50 and 50 head 100105 lb.
62.00.
SHEEP: No test.
GOATS: No test.
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, March 14
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
348 34 535 3
Last Wednesday
266 16 738 0
Last Year
378 27 705 7
Wednesday’s Auction
364 34 487 20
Last Wednesday’s Auction
CATTLE; Compared to Monday
slaughter steers steady to weak;
cows weak to 1.00 lower, in
sufficient volume heifers and bulls
' - * v
for a market test. Supply included
48 percent slaughter steers and 48
percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Few
high Choice and Prune 3-4 1275-
1435 lb. 70.0070.75; Choice 2-4 1150
1400 lb. 68.00-69.75; high Good and
low Choice 2-3 11001400 lb. 64.75-
67.50; Good 2-3 60.0063.50; Good
and Choice 11001550 lb. Holsteions
55.0057.25, few Standard 11001350
lb. 50.0054.50.
COWS; Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 42.75-45.00, couple
45.0047.00; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 41.00-43.75, couple 44.00
46.25; Canner and low Cutter 37.75-
41.25; supply included around
100 head Standard and Good 900
1200 lb. heiferettes mainly 42.75-
47.75, few 49.0052.00.
BULLS: Couple Choice 1185-1290
lb. bullocks 56.75-59.50; couple
yield grade 1-2 13001600 lb. 51.00
54 25
VEAL CALVES: Small supply
vealers steady; few high Good and
low Choice 140220 lb. 75.0085.00,
801151 b. 50.0060.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Few
95-115 lb. Holstein bulls 65.00-80.00.
SHEEP: Few high Choice and
Prime 85-105 lb. wooled lambs
65.0068.00.
New Holland
Livestock
Thursday, March IS, 1984
CATTLE: 917. Compared to last
Thursday slaughter steers mostly
steady; slaughter heifers steady to
weak; cows 2.00-3.00 lower;
bullock fully steady; bulls 1.00-2.00
higher. Supply included 42 percent
slaughter steers, 7 percent
slaughter heifers, 45 percent cows
and 6 percent bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS. Few
high Choice and Prime 3-4 1225-
1400 lb. 70.00-72.50, couple 73.00-
73.50; Choice 24 1125-1450 lb. 67.75-
70.00, few 70.00-71.00; few Choice 2-
3 1025-1125 lb. 66.00-68.00; high
Good and low Choice 2-3 1050-1300
lb. 64.0067.75; Good 2-3 60.0064.50;
Good and Choice 1200-1550 lb
Holstems 54.50-56.00, couple Choice
57.00-59.75; Standard and low Good
1100-1350 lb. 48.75-54,50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 2-3 950-1200 lb. 62.5065.75,
Good 2-3 900-1150 lb. 55.7562.75.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 43.7547.50, few
47.5049.25; Cutter and boning
utility 1-3 41.004 3 75, few 44.00-
45.25; Canner and low Cutter 37.50-
H- CATTLE Col
■ RDI. Marietta. PA |
V 17547 I
X Office Phone- X
I <717 ) 653-8164 |
£ Specializing In |
l Stockers & X
f Feeders I
| JOHN BOWMAN |
I Ph (717)653 5728 I
x RON RANCH J
(I Ph (717)656 9849 i
LEBANON
VALLEY
LIVESTOCK
MARKET, INC.
1 mile East of
Fredericksburg
aloijg Route 22
PHONE:
JONESTOWN
865-2881
Sale every Tuesday
at 1 30 P M starting
with feeder cattle
and pigs
Also Hay Sale
every Tuesday at
12 30
41.50.
BULLOCKS. Few Choice 1050-
1350 lb 63.00-66 00, Good 1000-1300
lb. 53.50-60.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1350-2000
lb. 52.00-55.75, few 56.00-58.75; yield
grade 21000-1350 lb. 48.00-51.50.
VEAL CALVES; 620, Vealers
fully steady. Demand good for
Holstein bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS; Couple high Choice
and Prime 260-300 lb. 112.00-114.00,
individual 255 lb. 120.00; Choice
160-320 lb. 97.00-104.00; high Good
and low Choice 160-300 lb. 79.00-
95.00, 65.00-80.00, 90-115 lb. 50.00-
59.00, few 60.00-64.00,70-90 lb. 40.00-
50.00,
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
90-130 lb. Holstein bulls 96.00-
110.00, few 110.00-116.00, several 85-
1001 b. 85.00-95.00.
SHEEP: 19. Insufficient volume
slaughter lambs to test trends, few
slaughter ewes 3.00-5.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Three
Choice 90-115 lb. wooled lambs
60.00-69.00, three head Choice 40-45
lb. new crop lambs 110.00-118.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES. Utility
and Good 23.00-36.00.
GOATS; 28. All goats sold by the
head, mainly 26.00-45.00, few 45.00
56.00.
Lancaster County
Weekly
Fri., March 16
Cattle Calves
4100 1460
4173 1635
4244 1426
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE; Slaughter steers
mostly steady, instances .50 lower;
slaughter heifers steady: cows
1.00-3.00 lower; bullocks fully
steady; bulls closed 1.00-2.00
higher. Supply included 56 per cent
slaughter steers, 5 per cent
slaughter heifers, 31 per cent cows,
4 per cent bulls, balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 3-4 1200-1500 lbs.
69.75-72.75, few 73.00-74.00; Choice
2-4 1100-1500 lbs. 67.75-70.50, few
70.50-71.00; several lots Choice 2-3
1025-1125 lbs. 65.0068.00; high Good
and low Choice 2-3 1050-1300 lbs.
64.0068.00, Good 2-3 59.0065.00;
Good and Choice 12001550 lb.
holsteins 54.0057.25, few Choice
58.0059.75; Standard and low good
11001350 lbs. 48.75-54.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 9001250 lbs. 63.5067.00,
few 67.0068.25; Good 2-3 850-1150
lbs. 55.75-64.00; Standard and Good
900-1200 lb. heiferettes 48.5055.50.
COWS; Breaking Utility and
Commercial 24 43.75-47.50, few
47.5049.25, Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 40,5044.50, few 44.50-
46.00, Canner and low Cutter 37.50-
41.50, few 36.00-37.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1050-1350
lbs. 61.00-63.00, couple 63.0006.00;
Good 1000-1300 lbs. 53.5060.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1300-2000
lbs. 51.5055.75, few 56.00-58.75;
Yield Grade 2 1000-1350 lbs. 48.00-
52.00.
VEAL CALVES; Vealers fully
steady, slaughter calves steady to
5.00 lower. Demand good for
holstem bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: Few High Choice
and Prime 260-350 lbs. 112.00-
125.00; Choice 160-340 lbs. 95.00-
110.00, few 110.00-115.00; high Good
and low Choice 140-300 lbs. 75.00-
95.00, 120-160 lbs. 65.00-80.00, 80-115
lbs. 50.00-60.00, few 60.00-64.00; few
Standard 50-85 lbs. 33.00-46.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good
and Choice 200-350 lbs. 55.00-75.00,
few 75.00-85.00 ; 400850 lbs. 50.00-
65.00,
North Jersey
Livestock
Hackettstown, N.J.
Tuesday, March 13
Report supplied by auction
Calves 27.00-105.00; Cows 25.00-
48.50; Easy Cows 8.00-40.00;
Heifers 35.00-58.50; Bulls 35.75-
64.50; Steers 54.75-63.00; Hogs
38.00